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shontobear


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We will be moving soon to Soldotna, AK from AZ. My question is...Should I buy a fifth wheel from Phoenix, which looks to be cheaper or buy a fifth wheel in Anchorage? Also, I plan on installing a Quadra Fire Castille pellet stove in the rv for heat. Has anyone installed a pellet stove in an rv before. And I heard putting hay/straw bales under the RV will help with insulation.  I do not want to heat it on propane or electric as that is too expensive and does not crank out the heat as a pellet stove. And which fifth wheel would you recommend for colder climates.

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Daniel & Christy



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NO--NO---NO

  are you looking to have a wood burning  stove in an RV;  Please get some life insurance and put it in my name 



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Hay and straw bales will also attract unwelcome rodents.  Unless you also keep cats around, I'd use other skirting.  As for a good RV for Alaska in the winter, that one will be a bit more difficult.  We've stayed in our Mobile Suites (by DRV Suites) in temperatures as low as -6 degrees in Colorado and stayed comfortable with the LP furnaces and two electric heaters and the electric fireplace.  However, at about zero degrees, the hot water line running from the water manifold to the kitchen sink froze.  No breakage because of the PEX water lines, but Alaskan temps would definitely challenge any RV.

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Lucky Mike


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one........the rv will require you to open windows to replace the air....so your going to have combustion issues..


two.......waterlines are all run along the heating duct that your propane provides heat thru so get ready for frozen drains and pipes and alot of repairs in the spring......

three ........if you buy a coach up there you might want to check prices......just in transportation to get them there raises the price alone....



four .............really , GOOD LUCK........not my idea of winter camping and I spent the last 4 yrs in Maine and New Hampshire boondocking in the winter and have friends that live in homes up there that have problems......enjoy!!

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We have some friends who stayed the winter in Anchorage in their Heartland Landmark Key Largo 5er. They did some skirting around the rig but didn't use hay. Soldotna should be about the same regarding temperatures.

I would definitely not go with a pellet stove in an RV.
Electric fireplace and a catalytic heater in addition to the RV furnace would be my choice.

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Welcome, Daniel & Christy. You have gotten some good advice here.

The choice of buying where you are or where you are going is up to you. I'd probably lean toward buying the truck and coach where I am, and spending some time in it prior to taking off. That way any problems can be taken care of in a familiar area. Then, as you are working your way north you will be learning more about your coach and your needs/wants in it.

Once you get to Alaska, where will you park? If you're going to be in an RV park or trailer park, can you talk to someone who lives there about how to insulate the coach? You didn't say say when you will be moving, but I hope it is sometime next year, as I think it is a bit late in the year to be heading that far north now.

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Definitely would not use a pellet stove in my RV.  However, you may want to look into a diesel generator.  They are much more efficient that propane and currently less expensive.

 

Enjoy the road.  We sure do.

 

bigdon68



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